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Overview

Given the growing population of children and adolescents with chronic illness, the care provided to this vulnerable population needs to be improved to meet their somatic and psychosocial health needs and those of their families. This international course will cover a wide range of themes linked to chronic illness such as mental health, risk behaviors, or therapeutic education.

To help adolescents with chronic illness reach their full potential, it appears crucial to improve transition from pediatric to adult care. Transition will be the special focus of the 2016 course, and themes such as transfer readiness, transition programs, parents in transition, or transition in obesity and restrictive eating disorders will be covered.

Target audience

Professionals working with children and / or adolescents with chronic illness (educators, nurses, psychologists, physicians, researchers, social workers, teachers, etc.)

Organization

Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (IUMSP), Division of Chronic Disease, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) & Faculty of Biology and Medicine (FBM), University of Lausanne (UNIL)

Institute of Social Sciences (ISS), Faculty of Social and political sciences (SSP), University of Lausanne (UNIL)

Objectives

Acquire a broad view on the issues affecting children and adolescents with chronic illness

Better understand the specific needs of children and adolescents with chronic illness, as well as those of their families

Gain an international perspective on effective and concrete transition programs from pediatric to adult care

Presentations : Examples of transition programs: strengths and pitfalls | Transition in chronic illness : where are we going to ?

Dates and schedules

Tuesday, August 30th, 2016 – 8:15-17:30

Wednesday, August 31st, 2016 – 8:30-17:30

Thursday, September 1st, 2016 – 8:30-17:00

Friday, September 2nd, 2016 – 8:30-12:30

Teaching approach

This course given in English will gather some of the main Swiss and European experts in children and adolescents with chronic illness and transition. This participatory training will bring participants the broadest insight on these subjects while using their own professional experience.

Registration

Course fee : CHF 900.- (all lunches included, as well as one dinner) *Registration deadline : to be determined

* based on the price of the last edition

Places are limited to 25.

Program Director

Prof. Joan-Carles Suris, IUMSP, CHUV & UNIL, Lausanne

Dr Christina Akre, IUMSP, CHUV & UNIL, Lausanne

Prof. André Berchtold, ISS & NCCR LIVES, UNIL, Lausanne

Certification

A certificate of participation will be delivered at the end of the course.